Such silliness. Ha, ha, ha, AMD are the top three. Maybe they are the best sellers at Amazon.com. When's the last time anybody that knew anything about computers bought a Sempron. If AMD is so great and everyone is buying them, ask yourself why they needed a huge cash infusion just to limp to the end of last year.

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most computers sold these days online are built from parts that literally come off the truck straight to the computer. hp and dell's largest volume of consumer sales are done online through their site or over the phone.

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FF2, apparently you have never been into a retail outlet that sells computers. There are as many if not more AMD desktops and notebooks on the shelves.

Of course I think I know a bit about computers and have owned a couple semprons. Made great budget machines that performed extremely well.

I do not dispute that there are many AMD in retail and OEM, but my point would be that AMD apparently gave them away to get the big boys, Dell, HP, etc. to play with them.

AMD has been on the ropes since the Core 2 Duos came out (maybe even before), not to mention what looks like the ill-advised acquisition of ATI. How's the new PHENOM doing? Intel will have lapped them again before it even gets accepted, in my opinion.

Personally, I am rooting for AMD for competition sake, but right now I wouldn't buy one or recommend that anybody else do so.

The same kind of people that buy Celerons (are they still around?) would buy a Sempron (are they still being made?).

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Intel, not only just about gave away processors to OEM's, but also gave "kickbacks", and threatened retaliation to companies who used other processors..

* Intel has forced major customers into exclusive or near-exclusive deals;

* Intel has conditioned rebates, allowances and market development funding on customers’ agreement to severely limit or forego entirely purchases from AMD;

* Intel has established a system of discriminatory, retroactive, first-dollar rebates triggered by purchases at such high levels as to have the practical and intended effect of denying customers the freedom to purchase any significant volume of processors from AMD;

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I love answering my own questions: they are definitely still making Semprons. I just got a Wal-Mart flyer in the mail today that has a Dell lappy in it for $498. Specs: 1GB mem, 80 GB drive, Vista Home Premium, Sempron 3600 +.

Go Dell, go Sempron!

(Not sure, but but I think I have seen some Core 2 Duos on sale at Staples and Office Max for around the same price.)